1998 Burlington Bees Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 63-77
Finished 4th in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Phil Wellman (63-77)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 60,492, Avg. 903 in 67 home dates
1998 Burlington Bees Statistics

The Burlington Bees of the Midwest League ended the 1998 season with a record of 63 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Bees plated 567 runs and gave up 659 runs. Benny Craig paced Burlington with 15 home runs Eric Welsh drove in 68 runs. Andy Burress led all regular batters by hitting .281. Mark Corey topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.44 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1998 Burlington Bees who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mark Corey, Lance Davis, Travis Dawkins, Keith Glauber, Brandon Larson and Dewayne Wise.

Phil Wellman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gene AltmanRRSeptember 1, 19786'7"235Sumter, SC US
Kevin BaderdeenRRJanuary 12, 19776'3"190Upland, CA US
Stan BastonRRFebruary 12, 19776'2"180Jacksonville, FL US
Andy BurressRRJuly 18, 19776'0"200McRae, GA US
Wilmy CaceresSROctober 2, 19736'0"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Wylie CampbellSRMarch 27, 19755'11"180Fort Worth, TX US
Mark CoreyRRNovember 16, 19746'2"220Coudersport, PA US
Benny CraigSRJanuary 15, 19756'4"205Sioux City, IA US
Lance DavisRLSeptember 1, 19766'0"170Winter Haven, FL US
Travis DawkinsRRMay 12, 19796'1"180Newberry, SC US
Rod GetzRRFebruary 17, 19766'5"180Lawrenceburg, IN US
Joe GiulianoRRJanuary 1, 19766'2"190Hamilton, OH US
Keith GlauberRRJanuary 18, 19726'2"190Brooklyn, NY US
Scott HarrellRRNovember 25, 19746'2"170Omaha, NE US
Josh HarrisRROctober 23, 19776'3"220Salt Lake City, UT US
Damien HartLLJune 24, 19756'4"215Indianapolis, IN US
Doug HurstRRFebruary 23, 19765'11"200Pensacola, FL US
Brandon LarsonRRMay 24, 19766'0"210San Angelo, TX US
Eric LeBlancLRJuly 6, 19736'0"195Newport, VT US
Randi MallardRRAugust 11, 19756'1"190Tampa, FL US
Andre MontgomeryRRJune 27, 19775'11"170Louisville, KY US
Kevin NeedhamLLJanuary 30, 19755'10"185Burlington, ON CA
Howard NewmanRRDecember 5, 19755'10"190Riverside, CA US
Jay PetersonSRNovember 2, 19756'4"198Denver, CO US
Corey PriceSRSeptember 18, 19766'0"165Mount Pleasant, TX US
Fernando RiosRRDecember 15, 19786'0"210Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Francisco RiveraLROctober 4, 19796'1"230Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Christian RojasRRJune 23, 19756'1"170Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
David ShepardRRFebruary 6, 19746'1"190Hornell, NY US
Jay SorgLRMay 10, 19736'3"185Louisville, KY US
Wes StumboRRFebruary 19, 19766'6"230Lexington, KY US
Marc SuarezRRJanuary 18, 19766'4"235Miami, FL US
Dave TherneauRRDecember 23, 19756'5"190Denton, TX US
Dave TidwellRRJanuary 17, 19755'9"170Grenada, MS US
Dan TimmSRApril 2, 19766'1"170Kansas City, MO US
Rob VieraRRApril 19, 19736'2"215Fairhaven, MA US
Eric WelshLLSeptember 17, 19766'3"200Palos Heights, IL US
Johnny WhitesidesRRMarch 2, 19786'4"200Sarasota, FL US
Mike WilliamsRRDecember 8, 19736'2"189Belleville, IL US
Dewayne WiseLLFebruary 24, 19786'0"200Columbia, SC US
Randy WoodrumRLFebruary 1, 19766'5"200Somerset, KY US
Scott WrightRROctober 15, 19726'2"215Medford, WI US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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